Classic Civilizations Quiz SHS Ployd

Who was the founder of the Persian Empire?

• Alexander the Great

• Phillip II

• Mummrah the Great

• Cyrus the Great

How did the Persian Empire get information, orders, and equipment to generals in the field in a faster manner than those who came before them?

• The Imperial Mail Service

• The Civil Amazon Delivery Service

• The Royal Road

• The Royal Aqueducts

Why did many cultures surrender to Persian rule without fighting?

• Lack of resources

• Due to the Persian policy of showing their conquered subjects tolerance.

• Lack of Soldiers

• A struggling trade economy unable to function in a volatile environment.

What was the split rule of the Persian Government called?

• Imperial Bureaucracy

• Federal Division of Powers

• Theocratic Bureaucracy

• Polytheistic Division of Authority

What was the monotheistic religion of the Persian Empire?

• Judaism

• Islam

• Zoroastrianism

• Christianity

Who was worshipped in the Zoroastrian faith?

• YHWH

• Jahova

• Ahura Mazda

• Siddhartha Gautama

Zoroastrianism believed in a struggle between ?

• Yin and Yang

• Good and Evil

• Light and Dark

• Life and Death

What was the name of the mountain range to the NORTH of India which helped keep them isolated???

• The Alps

• The Hindu Kush

• The Gobi Hills

• The Caucuses

What was the name of the mountains which kept India isolated from the EAST???

• Khyber Pass

• The Caucuses

• The Alps

• The Himalayan Mountains

What was the name of the mountain pass used by the Aryans to invade India?

• Khyber Pass

• Hindu Kush

• The Yurt Plateau

• The Appian Way